small-minded

adj.

1. Having a narrow or selfish attitude.
2. Characterized by pettiness or selfishness.

small-mindedly small'-mind'ed·ly adv.
small-mindedness small'-mind'ed·ness n.

adjective

1. Not broad or elevated in scope or understanding: limited, little, narrow, narrow-minded, petty, small. See limited/unlimited, wide/narrow.
2. Contemptibly unimportant: inconsiderable, negligible, niggling, nugatory, paltry, petty, picayune, piddling, small, trifling. Slang measly. Idioms: of no account. See important/unimportant.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: contemptibly narrow in outlook
  Synonym: petty

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - snæversynet, smålig

Nederlands (Dutch)
kleingeestig

Français (French)
adj. - mesquin, borné

Deutsch (German)
adj. - engstirnig, kleinlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - στενοκέφαλος

Italiano (Italian)
gretto, rozzo, mentalità ristretta

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - de espirito mesquinho, tacanho (m), intolerante, radical

Русский (Russian)
ограниченный, недальновидный, мелочный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - de miras estrechas, mezquino

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - småaktig, småsint

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
心胸狭窄的, 气量小的, 固执己见的, 小心眼的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 心胸狹窄的, 氣量小的, 固執己見的, 小心眼的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 도량이 좁은, 이기적인, 쩨쩨한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 狭量な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أناني, ضيق ألتفكير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮צר-אופק, קטן-מוח‬

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